Jupiter occults star on March 3, 2005

This event could be captured with a low light sensitive CCTV camera. Possibly a webcam. and definitely a CCD camera.

Jupiter occults TYC 4963-0035J-1 on 3 March at 23h 13.3m UT.

The star is at RA 13h 06m 35s, decl. -5d 24m 48s

Visual mag 9.9. Duration of occultation 11625.45 secs

Good luck and clear skies

Eamonn Ansbro

Hi Eamonn,
thanks for the heads-up! I presume this is marked for your location there in Roscommon? Do you know the width of the trail i.e. how many kilometers on the ground either side this is visible, or is it throughout Ireland?

I might give this a go optically if its clear. I've never watched an occultation like this myself!

Seanie.

Hi Eamonn,
thanks for the heads-up! I presume this is marked for your location there in Roscommon? Do you know the width of the trail i.e. how many kilometers on the ground either side this is visible, or is it throughout Ireland?

I might give this a go optically if its clear. I've never watched an occultation like this myself!

Its a big thing far away occulting a small thing very very far away. Given the angels I'd imagine it is visible anywhere on the planet.

Hi Eamonn,
thanks for the heads-up! I presume this is marked for your location there in Roscommon? Do you know the width of the trail i.e. how many kilometers on the ground either side this is visible, or is it throughout Ireland?

I might give this a go optically if its clear. I've never watched an occultation like this myself!

Given the angels I'd imagine it is visible anywhere on the planet.

AL,
angels, now that would be worth seeing .
stephen.

I dont know about you guys
but there is no way my webcam on the 12" would capture anything at mag 10, I think this is one for canons and CCD cameras.

Folks - given a mag 9.9 star and Jupiter at -2.3, what's the best strategy for time-lapse CCD imaging or video imaging?

I would have assumed that an exposure that shows the star would result in Jupiter being overexposed and 'bloated' - thus eliminating the star...

Any ideas?

Cheers

Dave McD